Robotics Won't Take Your Trade Job—But a 10x Plumber Supply Might
clemnt · x · 2026-10-08
A debate snippet on AI and blue-collar work: against the claim that "plumbing is safe for a decade or two," the retort argues the real risk is supply — when trades become one of the few buoyant occupations, the plumber pool could multiply 10x, so you'd better be the Gordon Ramsay of plumbing.
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